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Italian Design Society

The Italian Design Society aims to develop and disseminate design culture, advance studies in this field, enhance their value in scientific, educational, academic, social, and civil contexts, share and disseminate research outcomes, and foster debate among design enthusiasts.

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Highlights

SID Annual Conferences

Call for reviewers

SID Annual Conference 2026 - Fare Design/Design Doing

SID invites interested members to participate as Reviewers for the evaluation of project contributions and research ideas for the SID Annual Conference 2026 "Fare Design/Design Doing"

12 February 2026

UNI 12001 standard approved

Professional standard for designers

UNI 12001 standard approved, defining the knowledge, skills and competency requirements for the professional figure of the designer.

Registration now open for 2026

Registration for the Italian Design Society for 2026 is now open.

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16 January 2026

SID-CUID | National Mapping of Doctorates in Design

As part of the activities of the Design Research Observatory, the Italian Society of Design (SID) and the Italian University Conference of Design (CUID) have jointly initiated a mapping of doctoral courses in design at the national level.

16–17 March 2026
Rome

Latest events and announcements

SID Annual Conferences

Deadline extension to 31-01-2026

Fare Design/Design Doing

The Italian Design Society SID announces the extension of the deadline to 31-01-2026 for the submission of research projects (full papers) and research ideas (posters and short papers) for the 2026 Annual Conference "Fare Design/Design Doing", which will be held in Bolzano on June 25-26, 2026, at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.

31 January 2026
25–26 June 2026
Bolzano

Other events

30 years of Design at Sapienza

Sapienza University of Rome celebrates thirty years of Design with a rich program of events, starting with the national conference "30 years of Design at Sapienza."

28–29 January 2026
Rome

Other events

Call for papers and images | The P(r)o(bl)em

International Symposium, Genoa | 03-06-2026

The call for papers and images is open for the international symposium "The P(r)o(bl)em", which will be held on March 6, 2026, at the University of Genoa.

23 January 2026
6 March 2026
Genoa

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